Jet Ski Jerks
#21
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From: Lake Travis ,Texas
The new's reported almost all the arrests made this past weekends Aquapalooza were people on jet skis.
They would ignore the no wake zone and whne stopped were arrested for BUI..
So sometimes these morons do pay..
They would ignore the no wake zone and whne stopped were arrested for BUI..
So sometimes these morons do pay..
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From: Manhasset, NY
We call 'em lake lice too. I have a friend also with a 42 Fountain that put a train horn on his boat just for special occsions. To watch the way they jump and whip their heads around when he blasts them is just great!
http://trainhornsdelivered.com/
http://trainhornsdelivered.com/
#23
We have had so many close calls. Is it legal to shoot them with the kids paintball gun? Then we would all be able to tell which ones to watch out for. More paint spots = bigger dumb azz. Just an idea.
#24
They have become a major problem in our area as far as I am concerned. I was almost hit twice just last weekend. The wake jumping is the cause of most of the problem as they don't pay attention to the fact other boats might be passing the larger cruisers.
A couple years ago, there was a guy jumiping wakes behind a 50 foot Sea Ray. He did not realize the Cruiswer was slowing to a stop and ended up running into the back of the Sea Ray. Luckily, he was the only one injured but it could have been worse.
Seems like every year that passes there are more and more of these things on the water. The main problem is that they are more often than not "community" vehicles...meaning, normally the person that owns them is not opperating them, they just let their friends play with them so there is no expectation of responsibility.
A couple years ago, there was a guy jumiping wakes behind a 50 foot Sea Ray. He did not realize the Cruiswer was slowing to a stop and ended up running into the back of the Sea Ray. Luckily, he was the only one injured but it could have been worse.
Seems like every year that passes there are more and more of these things on the water. The main problem is that they are more often than not "community" vehicles...meaning, normally the person that owns them is not opperating them, they just let their friends play with them so there is no expectation of responsibility.
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From: Oshawa, Ontario, Canada
They have become a major problem in our area as far as I am concerned. I was almost hit twice just last weekend. The wake jumping is the cause of most of the problem as they don't pay attention to the fact other boats might be passing the larger cruisers.
A couple years ago, there was a guy jumiping wakes behind a 50 foot Sea Ray. He did not realize the Cruiswer was slowing to a stop and ended up running into the back of the Sea Ray. Luckily, he was the only one injured but it could have been worse.
Seems like every year that passes there are more and more of these things on the water. The main problem is that they are more often than not "community" vehicles...meaning, normally the person that owns them is not opperating them, they just let their friends play with them so there is no expectation of responsibility.
A couple years ago, there was a guy jumiping wakes behind a 50 foot Sea Ray. He did not realize the Cruiswer was slowing to a stop and ended up running into the back of the Sea Ray. Luckily, he was the only one injured but it could have been worse.
Seems like every year that passes there are more and more of these things on the water. The main problem is that they are more often than not "community" vehicles...meaning, normally the person that owns them is not opperating them, they just let their friends play with them so there is no expectation of responsibility.
If one of them crashed into the back of my 50ft Sea Ray, well, you can rest assured that if the accident DIDN'T kill him, I would!
Michael
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From: Wyandotte, MI
I also noticed it wasnt JUST performance boaters that hated them, bass fishermen, commercial captains, Hell, even sailboats [not sure if they are rainbow colored or not! ha ha] hated them. I think they remind people of the "organ donors" on sport bikes who rip up and down the highways at 170MPH weaving in and out of traffic, usuallly during long weekend rush hour.
Michael
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From: Mine Hill, NJ/Lake Hopatcong, NJ
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RB
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Just curious where your friend mounted the horns.....they are huge .....I would love to have them on my boat, but not be visible...... Between the jet ski's and the guys who rent those tiny boats with an outboard and feel the need to drift/fish in narrow high traffic channels........I would get some use out of them for sure.....
Last edited by On Time; 07-14-2010 at 11:37 PM.
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We nearly had one center-punch our 35 Fountain while we were anchored on the lake.
He came past us, did a 360 spin out and punched it. Unfortunately he was pointed right at our boat when he punched it. In addition to me yelling a few choice words, he got hit with a good handful of unnecessary boat items that were within my reach! For that matter, he was almost within my reach, too!
He came past us, did a 360 spin out and punched it. Unfortunately he was pointed right at our boat when he punched it. In addition to me yelling a few choice words, he got hit with a good handful of unnecessary boat items that were within my reach! For that matter, he was almost within my reach, too!
Last edited by bob_t; 07-17-2010 at 01:52 PM.


